Cotton-picker&#39;s receptacle.



D. J. EASLEY.

COTTON PIGKBR'S RBCEP'I'AOLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22, ma.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS "If; NORRIS FII'ERS c0. PHorU-Luna. WASH/Nu You. n r

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DENNIS J. EASLEY, OF PONIDER, TEXAS.

COTTON-PIGKERS RECEPTACLE.

Application filed March 22, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DnNNis J. EASLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ponder, in the county of Denton and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Pickers Re ceptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useiul cotton pickers receptacle, and its ob ect 1s to save time in picking cotton and to render such work less arduous by providing a special form of receptacle to be secured upon the wrist of the cotton picker, said receptacle being so formed as to constitute a convenient receptacle for several handfuls of cotton, the relation of the receptacle to the hand being such that a slight motion of the fingers will deposit a handful of cotton in the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, simple and eihcient and comparatively easy to construct.

lVith these objects in view, my invention has relation to several novel features of the construction and use, an example of which is described in the following specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the receptacle is to be mounted upon the wrist of the cotton picker. Fig. 2 shows the form of the receptacle when flattened out.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate similar parts in both the figures, the numeral 1 denotes a flexible sheet-like member preferably of two thicknesses of material held together by rows of stitching as indicated at 2. The member is formed with opposite arcuate edges 3 and l.

\Vhen the member is mounted upon a wrist as shown in Fig. 1, the peculiar form of the edges 3 and 4 causes the member to assume a funnel shape and become a receptacle, the small end of the funnel being contiguous with the Wrist of the wearer and the mouth or larger end inclosing the hand.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Serial No. 756,146.

Any suitable means may be employed to secure the member to the wrist of a cotton picker but the preferred means will be an ordinary glove fastening such as is shown in the drawings at 5. It will be observed that when this device is in use, an aperture, the edges of which are indicated at 6 in Fig. 1, is produced opposite the back of the wearers hand. Since it is not intended that any cotton should be accumulated in the receptacle at the back of the wearers hand, this portion may be open, thus economizing material and decreasing the heating effect of the receptacle upon the hand.

Ordinarily when cotton is being picked by hand, as soon as the picker has gathered a few bolls, he must thrust his hand into the sack to deposit the cotton therein. The frequency of this motion in cotton picking soon becomes wearisome so that the work becomes arduous to the cotton picker. By the use of the above-described device, this motion need be made much less frequently than is possible without said device. It is to be observed moreover that the cotton picker who employs the above described dc vice will constantly have his fingers entirely free thus enabling him to work more ellicicntly. In the course of a day, a much larger amount of cotton may be picked by a person using the above described receptacle than is possible if such a device is not employed.

The invention is presented as including all such modifications and changes as properly come within the scope of the following claims.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A cotton pickcrs receptacle comprising a member shaped to fit snugly around the wearers wrist at one end and flaring outward toward the other end.

2. A cotton pickers receptacle adapted to fit the wrist of the wearer and flared outward around the wearers hand, said receptacle having a cut out portion over the back of the wearers hand adapted to permit movement of the latter.

3. A cotton pickers receptacle having provision for fastening about the wrist of the wearer and flared outward around the In testimony whereof I have signed my hand of the wearer and forming a pocket name to this specification in the presence of under the Wearers hand, said receptacle two subscribing witnesses.

having a cut-away portion over the back of DENNIS J. EASLEY.

the Wearers hand of sufiicient size to per- Witnesses: mit free movement of the hand in the re- N. N. SI-IOFNER, ceptaele. J. A. DIGQUERRY.

Copiea of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Qommissioner of Patents,

Washington 11C." 1 

